Nomgcobo Jiba is untrustworthy for deputy NDPP position: FUL

Deputy National Prosecuting Authority head, Advocate Nomgcobo Jiba during a media briefing on August 18, 2015 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Jiba finally spoke out on the fraud and perjury charges against that were brought against by the NPA. The charges were withdrawn yesterday.
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Freedom Under Law (FUL) still maintains that Advocate Nomgcobo Jiba is unfit for the position of deputy national director of public prosecutions (NDPP).

Speaking to POWER Drive’s Thabiso Tema, FUL’s Johann Kriegler says Jiba has too many pending cases against her to have her back in the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA).

“As the deputy national director of public prosecutions we say she is an untrustworthy person and she should not be in that position,” says Kreigler.

FUL currently have cases before the courts against Jiba and Advocate Lawrence Mrwebi for their alleged misbehaviour and misconduct relating to the manner they handled a few high profile cases including theNPA’s decision to drop corruption charges against the former head of the crime intelligence‚ Richard Mdluli.

Kriegler was reacting to the news that the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) had overturned a High Court ruling that Jiba, Mrwebi and Sibongile Mzinyathi be struck off the roll of advocates.

The application was brought by the General Council of the Bar.

Jiba took the matter on appeal to the SCA, which upheld her appeal.

The ruling in effect means both Jiba and Mrwebi remain on the roll.

Speaking to POWER Drive, Jiba’s lawyer Zola Majavu says he is elated that his client has been vindicated.

Majavu says there was no need to try have his client struck-off the roll.